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Upcoming Webinars

with

Wonders in STAAR

Writing with Randi

Whitney

Jan. 13 & 27

3-4:15pm Central

Mastering Math: Navigating the New TEKS

with Carol GautierFeb. 2, 9 & 16

10-11am Central

Find info at www.tepsa.org

Leadership: Managing the

Transition with Alan NovemberThe webinar will begin at 11am Central.

Beyond the $1,000 pencil

The Transformational

6

1. Capacity for critical thinking?

2. New lines of enquiry?

3. Making Thinking Visible?

4. Authentic Conversations?

5. Contribution or purposeful work?

6. Best in the world?

The Transformational 6

Critical Thinkers

BBC – “Grew”

Wikipedia – “Implanted”

“Google is broken

today!”

• Do a search for images for Amercan History

site:gov, site:edu

US History

Search Design

“Iranian Hostage Crisis”

= student response

“Conquest of American Spy Den”

= teacher added value

Critical Thinking/Web

Grammar/Syntax

Enquiry Design

Grammar/Syntax

Search Tool

Country Code

Google Operators

Wolframalpha Commands

Twitter Hashtags

Design of the Search?

2. New lines of enquiry?

Which plants will go first with climate change in our neighborhood?

Which plants will have the least amount of environmental impact?

Which plants will take out the most CO2?

Where did our plants originate?

How many are invasive species?

3. Authentic Conversations?

Mystery Skype mystery leaf

Students and teachers in Iceland, Canada,

Australia, New Zealand, South Africa,

Mexico etc.

Natural History Museums

Natural Resource Managers

4. Making Thinking Visible

Kaizena

Prism

Daily Scribe

Screencast

5. Best in the world?

6. Contribution or purposeful work?

Google Map of a baseline of species….

.org: “Anyone can be involved and make meaningful contributions. It simply takes a desire to learn and a willingness to get involved in a project.”

Presentation to Conservation Department about what trees should be planted for water and CO2...

1. Capacity for critical thinking?

2. New lines of inquiry?

3. Authentic Conversations?

4. Making Thinking Visible

5. Contribution or purposeful work?

6. Best in the world?

The Transformational 6